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Tropical Beachfront Paradise

Tropical Beachfront Paradise

Located inside the tranquil Bahia Ballena (Bay of the Whales), this exclusive and exquisitely designed home is one of a kind in this region. Designed to take advantage of the year round ocean breezes this open air home has all of the amenities and upscale custom finishing's one could hope for in a vacation or full time residence. The synthetic palm roof adds to the home's tropical charm. The open floor plan lends to the kitchen, dining room and sitting area flowing out to an over sized outdoor covered living/terrace area, featuring an incredible view of the tropical gardens, the beach and the bay. The outdoor living area is the highlight of the home, spacious, and elegant, and providing refreshing breezes and magnificent views with a totally private courtyard/pool area for your enjoyment. This is a perfect honeymoon destination!
The home is situated on one of the few safe swimming beaches in this area and surfing is available at nearby Mal Pais/Santa Theresa. There are several wonderful restaurants, a grocery store and church within walking distance to the home. Walking on the beach and in the general area is safe. The home is equipped with an alarm for your piece of mind.
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Overview

Details

villa

2,000
sq. ft.

Sleeps

6

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Half Baths

1

Minimum Stay

3 - 7 nights

About the property

Villa, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, (Sleeps 4-6)

Located inside the tranquil Bahia Ballena (Bay of the Whales), this exclusive and exquisitely designed home is one of a kind in this region. Designed to take advantage of the year round ocean breezes this open air home has all of the amenities and upscale custom finishing's one could hope for in a vacation or full time residence. The synthetic palm roof adds to the home's tropical charm. The open floor plan lends to the kitchen, dining room and sitting area flowing out to an over sized outdoor covered living/terrace area, featuring an incredible view of the tropical gardens, the beach and the bay. The outdoor living area is the highlight of the home, spacious, and elegant, and providing refreshing breezes and magnificent views with a totally private courtyard/pool area for your enjoyment. This is a perfect honeymoon destination!

The home is situated on one of the few safe swimming beaches in this area and surfing is available at nearby Mal Pais/Santa Theresa. There are several wonderful restaurants, a grocery store and church within walking distance to the home. Walking on the beach and in the general area is safe. The home is equipped with an alarm for your piece of mind.

About The Owner

My husband and I have been married for 31 years and are both retired (mobile electronics and RN respectively). We live 3 months in our home in Costa Rica and 9 month in Massachusetts, USA. We have three children and seven grandchildren. We enjoy the local culture and tranquility of Playa Tambor and love to watch the wildlife which includes many species of birds such as Scarlet Macaws and Tucans, as well as, iguanas, howler monkeys, and kuwati mundis. We get together with our other "beach friends" often enjoying bonfires on the beach.

The Owner purchased this villa in 2005

Why The Owner chose Tambor Beach

We decided to build our home in Tambor because of the exquisite beauty and tranquility of the area. We were looking for a non-touristy setting where we could enjoy the local culture of the Costa Rican people while at the same time having the advantages of nearby touristy areas in terms of available activities.

What makes this villa unique

Peaceful atmosphere; total privacy afforded by the property; friendships with native Costa Rican families and other friends who live part time in the area; awesome fishing; 5 mile walking beach; sandy beach immediately in front of the property with shade trees; 10 meter x 10 meter private swimming pool; boating, horseback riding and quadricycle rentals delivered to the property; local shopping, dining and clubs all in walking distance.

Terrific vacation at a great location!

The property was beautifully maintained and we made good use of the pool and outdoor shower, the outdoor terrace and the beach. Given that we were 5 adults it was good to see that there was sufficient indoor and outdoor furniture for us all. The location was convenient for short drives to Montezuma, Cobano and Santa Teresa Beach. Also only a short 5 minute walk into Tambor for groceries or fresh seafood. The local pizza place was great as was the steak house restaurant just up the street on the main road. While not essential it turns out the property did also have wi-fi and it was nice to be able to listen to music while we prepared dinner, relaxed beside the pool or in the cool shade of the terrace! The property manager was always available and helpful with local recommendations and the daily light housekeeping service was great. We had a terrific vacation at a great location.

Like staying at one's own private 5-star resort!

It surprises me that there are not loads of excellent reviews for this property. However, this is a fairly new property.

I highly recommend this beach home to anyone thinking of visiting the Nacoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. It is only steps away from the beach in Tambor Bay. The beach is a few kilometers of nice soft sand and the water is very calm and pleasant to swim in. At different tide levels you can get some larger waves making it quite fun.

The house is gorgeous, with high quality, hardwood woodwork, and ceramic tiles throughout. The kitchen is very nice. All three bedrooms are comfortably large enough. The deck and balcony are perfect for sitting and relaxing with a cool breeze and the view of the bay right there.

The property has a large, well-tended garden to either side of the house. The garden is beautiful with a wide variety of trees, flowers, and other plants. There are a few iguanas 'playing' in the grass and occasionally a troop of howler monkeys will pass through.

The pool is crystal clear and a perfect temperature for the climate, not too warm and not too cool. It is large and deep enough to swim in, and great for just sitting and cooling off. The property has well located outdoor showers to wash off sand and salt water so it is easy to come in from the beach and clean off to keep the house & pool clean & comfortable.

There are several nice restaurants both in the town of Tambor and nearby at the Tango Mar resort as well as in other towns such as Montezuma and Mal Pais. We were there after the main tourist season, so there was no problem getting into the resort restaurants. I don't know what their policy is during high season.

Speaking of going in the off season, we were there the second full week of June. This is the rainy season, which is not so bad. Most days were clear/partly-cloudy into the early afternoon, with an hour or two of rain, followed by a clear evening. The rain actually helps keep the mosquitos down so it was little different than what we get in Colorado in the way of bugs. Note however, that there is usually a week-long monsoon around the end of May and another towards the end of July. The coolest thing about being there in the off-season was that there were no crowds. Most days we had the beach completely to ourselves.

The local people are very nice and helpful. The property manager was very helpful in arranging activities and the maid service was top quality. I just can't say enough about this place.

Sport fishing, boating tours, diving, horseback riding, ATV tours, kayaking, hiking and birding are available locally. There are two nature reserves within twenty miles which can be reached by bus or taxi.

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